2nd to 8th Mar 2026 Newly Formed Companies Data
During the week of 2nd March to 8th March 2026, there were 12,089 companies formed in the UK with addresses that have valid postcodes associated with them. This is a 17.4% decrease on last week's total of 14,627 and 18.7% down on an average week of 14,864.
An average week looks at the last 12 months and works out an average daily quantity, then multiplies by 7 to get an average weekly quantity.
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| Area | Companies | Last Week | Change | Avg Weekly | vs Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central London [ EC ] | 694 | 967 | -28.2% | 817 | -15.1% |
| West Central London [ WC ] | 580 | 701 | -17.3% | 782 | -25.8% |
| East London [ E ] | 501 | 591 | -15.2% | 588 | -14.8% |
| West London [ W ] | 414 | 501 | -17.4% | 542 | -23.6% |
| North London [ N ] | 406 | 510 | -20.4% | 554 | -26.7% |
| Birmingham [ B ] | 383 | 484 | -20.9% | 506 | -24.3% |
| Manchester [ M ] | 336 | 375 | -10.4% | 453 | -25.8% |
| South West London [ SW ] | 200 | 269 | -25.7% | 261 | -23.4% |
| Harrow [ HA ] | 195 | 242 | -19.4% | 252 | -22.6% |
| Glasgow [ G ] | 188 | 261 | -28% | 240 | -21.7% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne [ NE ] | 187 | 172 | 8.7% | 164 | 14% |
| Belfast [ BT ] | 186 | 224 | -17% | 204 | -8.8% |
| South East London [ SE ] | 182 | 252 | -27.8% | 279 | -34.8% |
| Ipswich [ IP ] | 174 | 182 | -4.4% | 186 | -6.5% |
| Sheffield [ S ] | 163 | 195 | -16.4% | 192 | -15.1% |
| Leicester [ LE ] | 159 | 197 | -19.3% | 197 | -19.3% |
| Liverpool [ L ] | 145 | 188 | -22.9% | 180 | -19.4% |
| Romford [ RM ] | 145 | 193 | -24.9% | 176 | -17.6% |
| Cardiff [ CF ] | 143 | 170 | -15.9% | 202 | -29.2% |
| Leeds [ LS ] | 143 | 164 | -12.8% | 166 | -13.9% |
| North West London [ NW ] | 143 | 186 | -23.1% | 203 | -29.6% |
| Bristol [ BS ] | 137 | 160 | -14.4% | 154 | -11% |
| Chelmsford [ CM ] | 137 | 129 | 6.2% | 134 | 2.2% |
| Coventry [ CV ] | 133 | 151 | -11.9% | 185 | -28.1% |
| Brighton [ BN ] | 130 | 146 | -11% | 138 | -5.8% |
| Ilford [ IG ] | 126 | 190 | -33.7% | 183 | -31.1% |
| Nottingham [ NG ] | 123 | 180 | -31.7% | 178 | -30.9% |
| Northampton [ NN ] | 122 | 127 | -3.9% | 122 | 0% |
| Portsmouth [ PO ] | 122 | 132 | -7.6% | 128 | -4.7% |
| Twickenham [ TW ] | 120 | 151 | -20.5% | 143 | -16.1% |
| Peterborough [ PE ] | 116 | 135 | -14.1% | 138 | -15.9% |
| Edinburgh [ EH ] | 111 | 136 | -18.4% | 146 | -24% |
| Bournemouth [ BH ] | 111 | 103 | 7.8% | 121 | -8.3% |
| Southall [ UB ] | 110 | 127 | -13.4% | 143 | -23.1% |
| Doncaster [ DN ] | 110 | 125 | -12% | 121 | -9.1% |
| Warrington [ WA ] | 109 | 122 | -10.7% | 124 | -12.1% |
| Derby [ DE ] | 107 | 115 | -7% | 120 | -10.8% |
| Reading [ RG ] | 106 | 109 | -2.8% | 128 | -17.2% |
| Guilford [ GU ] | 101 | 113 | -10.6% | 113 | -10.6% |
| Kingston upon Thames [ KT ] | 97 | 137 | -29.2% | 108 | -10.2% |
| Milton Keynes [ MK ] | 97 | 118 | -17.8% | 121 | -19.8% |
| Tunbridge Wells [ TN ] | 96 | 114 | -15.8% | 111 | -13.5% |
| Oldham [ OL ] | 93 | 116 | -19.8% | 104 | -10.6% |
| Hereford [ HR ] | 92 | 67 | 37.3% | 131 | -29.8% |
| Chester [ CH ] | 92 | 103 | -10.7% | 96 | -4.2% |
| Southend on Sea [ SS ] | 92 | 95 | -3.2% | 104 | -11.5% |
| Southampton [ SO ] | 91 | 108 | -15.7% | 102 | -10.8% |
| Slough [ SL ] | 89 | 127 | -29.9% | 113 | -21.2% |
| Oxford [ OX ] | 89 | 83 | 7.2% | 93 | -4.3% |
| Stoke on Trent [ ST ] | 88 | 87 | 1.1% | 96 | -8.3% |